Increase In Thyroid Diseases Risk From Exposure At Chernobyl, Mailman School PH Study Finds

Persons exposed to radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident as children and adolescents have an increased risk of follicular adenoma or benign tumor of the thyroid gland, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Results of the study further suggest that age at exposure, history of thyroid diseases, and location of residence do not modify its risk.

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Filed under: Radiology on February 26th, 2008